Record Seizure

May 27, 1985

LOCKEPORTE, NOVA SCOTIA — Police fired warning shots as they charged aboard the Lady Sherrell at the Lockeporte public wharf. Seized aboard the trawler: 13 tons of hashish worth an estimated $174 million. Arrested: Six gunmen, all believed to be Americans. Police would not give their names but said they would be charged under the Narcotics Control Act. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday's seizure was the result of a 19-month undercover operation involving 60 RCMP officers plus U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Miami and Boston. Police: It was the largest amount of hashish ever seized in North America.